[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Midwest SHO Specialists]

> > To do it right replace the rod & main bearings and the oil pump.
>
> Rod bearings - Clevite new.  Main bearings - Clevite new.  Oil pump -
where
> do you get one of these?

Unfortunetly, no where.  I believe Ford has a couple left in the country.
FWIW, it wouldn't be too hard to have parts machined to rebuild the pumps.
There are a couple of people on SHO Forum that are looking into this.  If
they can pull it off, I'm sure they'll have a lot of over zealous SHO owners
beating down their respective doors. :-)

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net>
To: "John Weidenbenner" <johnjweid@earthlink.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:09 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings


> > To do it right replace the rod & main bearings and the oil pump.
>
> Rod bearings - Clevite new.  Main bearings - Clevite new.  Oil pump -
where
> do you get one of these?
>
>
>
> Jim Ryan
> Wayne, NJ
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Weidenbenner
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:34 AM
> >To: 'David Schultz'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings
> >
> >
> >The 3.2 oil pump capacity is 25% greater than the 3.0 pump. This
> >has to be a
> >major reason why the 3.0 is so hard on rod bearings. Not everyone
believes
> >that lugging the engine kills the rod bearings. Lugging the engine
> >on a worn
> >engine will sometimes make the oil pressure light flicker at near stall
> >speed, but that's just showing you the condition of the lubrication
system.
> >I believe its just an old wives tail. Anyone have any real proof?
> >
> >Sometimes just rod bearing replacement will increase the oil pressure
> >enough. To do it right replace the rod & main bearings and the oil pump.
> >
> >John W.
> >
> >
> >
> >Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings
> >
> >
> >> Yeah, the rod bearings on my '95 were trashed at 86K miles. See Rod
> >Bearing
> >> Job:
> >>
> >>  http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=rsporter
> >>
> >> But, this was an MTX.
> >>
> >> One of our suspicions is that MTXs can have more wear if the engine was
> >> lugged around, with poor maintenance playing a lesser role.
> >>
> >> Now, you are doing a 3.2, which I assume has spent it's life in
> >front of a
> >> ATX. What did the rest of the engine look like? Was the oil ever
changed
> >in
> >> 90K+ miles??
> >>
> >> Ron Porter
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of David Schultz
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:18 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings
> >
> >
> > This is true.  I am in the process of rebuilding a 3.2l, and have
replaced
> > the main and rod bearings.  Where as the rods had considerable, but even
> > wear, the main bearings had considerably less visible signs of wear and
> > probably didn't need replacing.  The rod berings however, did not have
> much
> > life left in them.  This on an engine '94 engine with 90,xxx miles on
it.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > >I see it as the other way around. Rod bearings, by design, take more
> > >punishment and are more susceptible to failure. Mains have a rather
easy
> > >life (relatively speaking). I see the loss of oil pressure due to wear
on
> > >rod bearings.
> > >
> > >Ron Porter
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